BNSF prepares for high 2014 rail demand

Railway commits to add new equipment, more employees to keep pace with the need to transport rising amounts of Bakken crude

Maxine Herr

For Petroleum News Bakken

BNSF Railway’s steady growth has been driven by a flourishing crude-by-rail business over the past year, and the company is answering with a surge of its own. The company said its investment plans for 2014 are at an “unprecedented level,” bumping up capital commitments by $1 billion over last year.
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